Strategic planning through a participatory learning and action framework: a Kenyan study

Jolène Labbé, Catherine E. Dewey, Laura Jane Weber, Jennifer McIntyre, Kiera Hoekstra and Cameron Klapwyk

Development in Practice, 2015, vol. 25, issue 2, 277-287

Abstract: This paper reflects on the use of a participatory learning and action (PLA) framework in a strategic planning process (SPP) at a primary school in rural Kenya. Successes and challenges are discussed, focusing on the barriers to fully implementing the PLA framework. Additionally, lessons learnt and ways forward for participatory SPPs are outlined. The PLA framework allowed the project stakeholders to engage in a planning process that gave participants a voice in the process. Although PLA methodology faces shortcomings, the application of this model is a step towards making community development more sustainable.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1000828

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